The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-06
ON SCHOOL TAXATION:


Western otates.........36.93 . $40
southern ........,@Qi2 1876
Territories. ......... III " ~
This is by the census of 1880, when
our population was 80, l55, 92S. Putting
il at even 100000 900, and assuming that
in all the United States the school taxes
raised in year were then $4,000, 900,
or an average of $50 per head, then
New England would pay about S2,2j
per head; the Middle States about Sis !;
the Western States about $l.96; the
Territories about % cents; and the
Southern States SO cents per head-about
Al times less than New England, ;!
times less than the Middle States, nearly
four times less than the Western States,
about one-half, only, of the amount
paid by the Territories. This fully shows
the proportions. Some other figures,
taking States at random, will give much
information.
Vermont's total valuation OF property
in 1880 was SS6,SO6.75. Her total pop
ulation was only 1872, 286. Yet she paid
S427, 7C6 for school taxes.
Rhode Islands population was 49,
53l; her valuation of property 500,
1878; and her school tax s4l 1898.
Kansas total population was 1896, O96
valuation of property Sl6l ,S9l ,6S9 ;
school tax $1,118,096, with two sections
of school land TO each township
Indiana's population was l,978,9O7
valuation of property 1927, 8l5, l3l
school tax SO, 1874 ,442.
Mississippi's population was ,l3l ,597
valuation of property $il0,658, 900;
school tax about $4,000, with 10Th
section being all, or nearly all gone.
Here it will be observed, as in the other
table, that as school taxes are high, just
in that proportion is wealth greater, ac'
cording to population.
You will find
THE SAME RULE OF PRODUCTION,
according to intelligence, in our own
State. give you few figures from
the census, promising it, however
with a quotation from Professor Hill
gard, who compiled the section | refer
to. This extract contains the lesson
which these figures teach. Speaking of
Mississippi he says: "The crops,
other things being equal, seem to be
nearly an inverse ratio to the excess of
negroes over whites, and to the size of
farms or plantations" give you some
specimen counties to prove this: Lee
fore county has black population of
nearly four to one white. Its average
produc ton of cotton per acre, in 1879,
was 218 pounds of lint. Sunfower
county, living right by the side of LIE
fore, and as | have alwas understood
having land somewhat inferior, has a
black population of l! to l white, and
the cotton production there was much
larger than in LefOre, viz: $50 pounds
per acre. This for the YazoO Delta
Turn to the eastern part of the State
and the same lesson is taught. N0xu
bee, having blacks about Al to l white
a rich prairie county, produced in 1875
147 pounds of lint to the acre. Lowndes
adjoining, having little more whites
in proportion, viz: blacks about four tt
one, made little better average, viz
1852 pounds per acre. Go to Lee, where
the population is l black to l white
and we see further increase, it being
176 pounds per acre. Then to Tippah
entirely out of the rich prairie region
and where the blacks are only to
whites, and we have 100 pounds to the
acre. The same lesson is taught by tn,
figures, throughout the State. This ii
not because the black man is not gooC
worker, but it comes only from the su.